March 28, 2007

To Whom This Concerns and Will Listen,
Washington, D.C.

Ref: H.R. 811 and SB 559

Howdy from Texas,

I am just a rural County Clerk from Jackson County, Texas, but oversee
the Election held in our County. We just have a little over 9,000
registered voters so my voice may not speak as load as the urban
counties and more populated area. VOTE NO, CONCERNING H.R. 811 and S.B.
559. I have not heard any complaints from our County Voters on using the
DRE's purchased last year under the HAVA grant funds. The voters
individually have been shown to review the summary page at the end of
ballot on how their vote will be cast prior to touching the Cast Ballot
Button. The voter is responsible how they marked the old paper ballot
and now using the DRE's.

To retrofit our current machines in this rural area most likely will not
happen in time you intend, thus making us out of compliance. Thus Vote
No.

The federal government via state officials certified the machines we
could purchase under HAVA as built. If change is necessary, test with
proof of facts needs to conclude before new bills forcing updates. Vote
No.

Conversion time and training in time for 2008 would be impossible. Vote
No.

Staffing to do Manual Audit by Hand Count with proper training needs to
be done now or you may see on television another Florida recount mess.
Vote No.

The question of Certification of Open Source Software sound to me like
this is private vendor push to corrode the private enterprise America
was built on. Who is trying to secure private information? Smells like
bad Fish! Any information necessary to make sound decision should have
been made prior to past certification. If the drug industry was going to
approve, don't you think test would be necessary prior to approval?
Don't pass out the pill until certified. Not after the fact and want the
formula, just prove it works. This really sounds like someone is seeking
private sole source information. Don't stay in the ditch and smell like
the dirty hogs! Vote No.

On the issue of wireless/internet, we do not have internet at our rural
voting precinct and this can not be of any concern. So what I am saying,
"is one size does not fit all"! Don't punish us for what others may be
doing. Vote No

Posting Notice of confirmed vote is on the summary page of DRE. I am
total against any one walking out with copy of how they voted. Back in
the paper ballot days, you did not tear off a back NCR copy of how you
voted. I feel employers might require seeing a copy and that would be
BAD. Vote No.

Lastly, concerning funding, how in the world would H.R. 811 provide time
enough to get the money to trickle down from Washington to Jackson
County, Texas to pay for and get implemented? Vote No.

Your attention to this matter is appreciated. I may be simple in my
thoughts, but I am right here where the rubber hits the road as the say.
A sound like this electronic voting age is big money and the industry is
fighting amongst themselves. The regular voter seems to be happy as it
is. Vote NO


Sincerely,